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Napthine joins calls for lower Purnim speed limit

The Liberal Member for South-West Coast, Denis Napthine, says safety concerns should prompt the Victorian Government to reduce the speed limit at Purnim in the state's south-west.

The limit in the town on the Mortlake road is 80 kilometres an hour but Dr Napthine says residents and the local council support lowering it to 70km/h.

He says there are young families living in the area, and 80km/h is too fast.

"I think most of the towns of a similar size to Purnim with the traffic volume of Purnim are at 70km/h or lower, so I think it's time that Purnim was brought up to date with what is the safe speed limit in towns like Panmure, towns that are of a similar size, that really do need a 70km/h speed limit," he said.